kpmcore/src/backend/corebackenddevice.h

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/*************************************************************************
* Copyright (C) 2010 by Volker Lanz <vl@fidra.de> *
* *
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or *
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as *
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of *
* the License, or (at your option) any later version. *
* *
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, *
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of *
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the *
* GNU General Public License for more details. *
* *
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License *
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.*
*************************************************************************/
#if !defined(KPMCORE_COREBACKENDDEVICE_H)
#define KPMCORE_COREBACKENDDEVICE_H
#include "util/libpartitionmanagerexport.h"
#include <QString>
class CoreBackendPartition;
class CoreBackendPartitionTable;
class Partition;
class PartitionTable;
class Report;
/**
* Interface class for devices in the backend plugin.
* For a device description, see Device. This
* CoreBackendDevice can be used for (read- and) write
* operations on the raw device.
*
* @author Volker Lanz <vl@fidra.de>
*/
class LIBKPMCORE_EXPORT CoreBackendDevice
{
public:
CoreBackendDevice(const QString& device_node);
virtual ~CoreBackendDevice() {}
public:
/**
* Get the device path for this device (e.g. "/dev/sda")
* @return the device path
*/
virtual const QString& deviceNode() const {
return m_DeviceNode;
}
/**
* Determine if this device is opened in exclusive mode.
* @return true if it is opened in exclusive mode, otherwise false
*/
virtual bool isExclusive() const {
return m_Exclusive;
}
/**
* Open the backend device
* @return true if successful
*/
virtual bool open() = 0;
/**
* Open the backend device in exclusive mode
* @return true if successful
*/
virtual bool openExclusive() = 0;
/**
* Close the backend device
* @return true if successful
*/
virtual bool close() = 0;
/**
* Open this backend device's partition table
* @return a pointer to the CoreBackendPartitionTable for this device or nullptr in case
* of errors
*/
virtual CoreBackendPartitionTable* openPartitionTable() = 0;
/**
* Create a new partition table on this device.
* @param report the Report to write information to
* @param ptable the PartitionTable to create on this backend device
* @return true if successful
*/
virtual bool createPartitionTable(Report& report, const PartitionTable& ptable) = 0;
/**
* Read data from an opened device into a buffer.
* @param buffer the buffer to write the read data to
* @param offset offset byte where to start reading on the device
* @param size the number of bytes to read
* @return true on success
*/
virtual bool readData(QByteArray& buffer, qint64 offset, qint64 size) = 0;
/**
* Write data from a buffer to an exclusively opened device.
* @param buffer the buffer with the data
* @param offset offset byte where to start writing to the device
* @return true on success
*/
virtual bool writeData(QByteArray& buffer, qint64 offset) = 0;
protected:
void setExclusive(bool b) {
m_Exclusive = b;
}
private:
const QString m_DeviceNode;
bool m_Exclusive;
};
#endif